Edwin Gagiano (born June 1, 1989) is a South African-born actor,
screenwriter, producer, singer/songwriter and model based in Los
Angeles, California. He is regarded as one of South Africas
highest-earning actors by The New Age and has won several awards for
his achievements, including Best Actor Award for his role as Alf
Bueller in the show Back to the 80s.Gagiano was born in Kimberley,
Northern Cape, and relocated to Los Angeles in 2015. His father,
Albertus Johannes, is a math lecturer and a war veteran who served his
country during the South African Border War in the 1980s. His mother,
Maryna Elizabeth, is a retired banker and interior designer. Gagiano
is of Italian, British and Welsh ancestry. Gagiano attended Technical
High School (HTS Kimberley) and began his career at sixteen as a stage
actor when he landed one of the leading roles as Alf Bueller in the
Northern Cape Theatre musical Back to the 80s. In 2014, he was cast by
the Peoples Theatre as Disneys Prince Charming in Cinderella.Gagiano
made his television debut as the lead in SABC 2s primetime television
series Snake Park (2014), portraying Zak Verwey. The show got picked
up for a second season in 2015 due to its high viewership, exceeding 2
million viewers per episode. Gagiano went on to star and co-star in
nine feature films and three television series. He was included in the
closing cast of the soap opera Villa Rosa in 2015, starring as Marcel
Geldenhuys. Gagiano starred in several other feature films, including
Seun: 81457397BG (2014), and Last Broken Darkness (2016). He had a bit
part in the movie Chappie (2015).In 2015, Gagiano was cast as the lead
in South Africas national Toyota ad campaign to advertise the new
Toyota Aygo. This campaign covered television, cinema, public
locations and internet usage, with more than 200,000 views on YouTube.
screenwriter, producer, singer/songwriter and model based in Los
Angeles, California. He is regarded as one of South Africas
highest-earning actors by The New Age and has won several awards for
his achievements, including Best Actor Award for his role as Alf
Bueller in the show Back to the 80s.Gagiano was born in Kimberley,
Northern Cape, and relocated to Los Angeles in 2015. His father,
Albertus Johannes, is a math lecturer and a war veteran who served his
country during the South African Border War in the 1980s. His mother,
Maryna Elizabeth, is a retired banker and interior designer. Gagiano
is of Italian, British and Welsh ancestry. Gagiano attended Technical
High School (HTS Kimberley) and began his career at sixteen as a stage
actor when he landed one of the leading roles as Alf Bueller in the
Northern Cape Theatre musical Back to the 80s. In 2014, he was cast by
the Peoples Theatre as Disneys Prince Charming in Cinderella.Gagiano
made his television debut as the lead in SABC 2s primetime television
series Snake Park (2014), portraying Zak Verwey. The show got picked
up for a second season in 2015 due to its high viewership, exceeding 2
million viewers per episode. Gagiano went on to star and co-star in
nine feature films and three television series. He was included in the
closing cast of the soap opera Villa Rosa in 2015, starring as Marcel
Geldenhuys. Gagiano starred in several other feature films, including
Seun: 81457397BG (2014), and Last Broken Darkness (2016). He had a bit
part in the movie Chappie (2015).In 2015, Gagiano was cast as the lead
in South Africas national Toyota ad campaign to advertise the new
Toyota Aygo. This campaign covered television, cinema, public
locations and internet usage, with more than 200,000 views on YouTube.
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